by Snowman Therapist | Oct 5, 2011 | Behaviors
The Subjectivity of Pain Over the past twenty years, a part of my private practice has been the evaluation of adjudicated substance abusers. These involve drinking drivers mostly, but also defendants arrested for being under the influence, or in possession, of other...
by Snowman Therapist | Sep 6, 2011 | Behaviors
Love: A Competition Like most men, I grew up with an appetite for competition. From Little League baseball to high school sports, I became accustomed to good-natured striving for success. As a young teacher, I became involved in coaching. This competition took on more...
by Snowman Therapist | Aug 31, 2011 | Behaviors
IF Over one hundred years ago (1895) the British Nobel Laureate, Rudyard Kipling, wrote the famous poem, “If.” While the subject matter is told from the point of view of a father giving instructions to his son on how a man functions, it always struck me that at least...
by Snowman Therapist | Jul 18, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
The Shaping of our Lives Twenty five years ago, Dr. Morris Massey produced and narrated a series of educational tapes which described the influence of certain cultural and historical events on any individual’s development. Massey referred to such a personal watershed...
by Snowman Therapist | Jun 14, 2011 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
Act as If……….. As my readers have learned by now, I’m a real movie fan. Like most aficionados of the silver screen, I have a few favorite actors. One of them is the recently deceased box office titan, Paul Newman. Paul was nominated for Oscars numerous times before...
by Snowman Therapist | Jun 1, 2011 | Behaviors, Thoughts
As my students and clients can attest, I generally explain that I consider myself to be a cognitive therapist. This simply means that I proceed from the stance that our thoughts dictate our actions, and our actions determine how we are feeling. This view is the...
